Ciccone Youth
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- | {{Template}} | + | {{Template}}'''''Ciccone Youth''''' is an experimental band which was formed in [[1986]]. It is a side project of [[Sonic Youth]] members [[Steve Shelley]], [[Kim Gordon]], [[Lee Ranaldo]], and [[Thurston Moore]], with [[The Minutemen (band)|the Minutemen]]/[[fIREHOSE]] member [[Mike Watt]]. |
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+ | The band never played live, but released two records. The first was released on [[New Alliance Records]] in 1986, and consisted of three tracks: "Into the Groove(y)" (a cover of [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s hit ''[[Into the Groove]]'', incorporating snippets of her recording) and the short "Tuff Titty Rap" on the A side (both performed by the Sonic Youth members), and "Burnin' Up" (performed by Watt with additional guitars by Greg Ginn) on the B side. | ||
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+ | The second record was a full-length album called ''[[The Whitey Album]]'' on [[Blast First|Blast First Records]] in [[1988]], incorporating the previously released 3 tracks. It was rumored to cover songs by [[The Beatles]], but actually contains cover songs by various artists, in particular a cover of ''[[Addicted to Love (song)|Addicted to Love]]'' by [[Robert Palmer (singer)|Robert Palmer]]. | ||
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+ | The Sonic Youth album [[Sister (Sonic Youth album)|''Sister'']], released in 1987, also contains material heavily influenced by Ciccone Youth. One such example is "Master-Dik", in which Moore mentions Ciccone Youth several times. | ||
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+ | The band's name is a play on the names "Sonic Youth" and "Ciccone", the original surname of pop singer [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]. | ||
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The band never played live, but released two records. The first was released on New Alliance Records in 1986, and consisted of three tracks: "Into the Groove(y)" (a cover of Madonna's hit Into the Groove, incorporating snippets of her recording) and the short "Tuff Titty Rap" on the A side (both performed by the Sonic Youth members), and "Burnin' Up" (performed by Watt with additional guitars by Greg Ginn) on the B side.
The second record was a full-length album called The Whitey Album on Blast First Records in 1988, incorporating the previously released 3 tracks. It was rumored to cover songs by The Beatles, but actually contains cover songs by various artists, in particular a cover of Addicted to Love by Robert Palmer.
The Sonic Youth album Sister, released in 1987, also contains material heavily influenced by Ciccone Youth. One such example is "Master-Dik", in which Moore mentions Ciccone Youth several times.
The band's name is a play on the names "Sonic Youth" and "Ciccone", the original surname of pop singer Madonna.